MOSCOW, October 23. /TASS/. The new sanctions imposed by the US Treasury Department against Rosneft and Lukoil will not cause problems for Russia, which has developed a strong immunity to such restrictions. However, they send a counterproductive signal, including from the point of view of the Ukrainian settlement, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing.
She noted that Moscow sees no significant obstacles to agreeing on the framework for a settlement in Ukraine that was discussed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump.
TASS has compiled the key statements made by the spokeswoman.
Moscow paid attention to Trump's latest statements: "Of course, we assume that the press service of the Russian president will make relevant comments on this matter."
The Russian Foreign Ministry is "open to continuing contacts" with the US State Department.
